SKYDAGGER shared a new test video of its AVCI interceptor UAV aimed at hard-kill against other UAVs, in which a target UAV was directly hit without a warhead.
Shortly after the unveiling of its product in the growing class of UAVs, which has proven itself in the C-UAS role, SKYDAGGER performed an interception test with the AVCI, where a fixed-wing UAV target was hit from the wingtip, causing it to crash.
This makes SKYDAGGER the first Turkish firm to develop and demonstrate a dedicated interceptor UAV. Other than SKYDAGGER, STM is known to be working on an interceptor UAV, as it was shown in a recent infographic regarding unmanned platform developments.
The guidance is seen to be provided by a TV camera, which allows manual or autonomous homing to the target. Ukraine, with a broad portfolio of such UAVs, is known to deploy some types with autonomous homing at the terminal phase.
The firm also stated that AVCI can reach a speed of 320 km/h, considerably above most of the Class 1 to 2 UAVs used for ISR or strike missions.
AVCI couples a quad-rotor configuration with fixed wings, the latter providing lift at the horizontal flight phase. The four rotors not only provide thrust for flight but also control through differential thrust.
Author: Kaan Azman
Editor:Özgür Ekşi
